Good to know re: Sewanee. How would you compare it to Furman?

Knox
Gettysburg
Union

Pitt- never heard of a kid not being happy there and rolling admissions gives everyone peace of mind

Bard - punches above its weight academically
Elon - happy place
Union - small classes, caring profs

Anonymous wrote:U South Carolina. DC seems truly happy there. On track to get a good job too.

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+1. See thread in honors colleges.

SMU

St. John’s Santa Fe. We were just visiting for a vacation, and I asked DS if he wanted to go through and he said sure. It’s such a stunning place to go to college, and students seemed really happy just digging into their work intensely. It was also pretty diverse in terms of non traditional/older students which we found made class discussion really mature and interesting.

I also think Whitman is a under recognized lac.

Anonymous wrote:Deep springs

Iykyk

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Anonymous wrote:What are the colleges you believe are underrated and arent in the USNews top 20.

I personally adored the tour DD and I went on through sewanee. It is a truly beautiful campus with a mix of traditional student culture and a fantastic education. DD ended up getting into Princeton, but I still sometimes think about how much she would’ve loved her time at Sewanee.

Agree on Sewanee. It's a fantastic place to get an education, and I've never met a graduate who wasn't successful. I think its location, while stunning and beautiful, holds it back due to its remoteness. If it were in the Northeast or even just closer to a real city, it would be ranked much higher than #45 and would have an acceptance rate much lower than 50%.

Also underrated and/or underappreciated:

Rose-Hulman
Texas A&M
St. Joseph's

Deep springs

Iykyk

St John's College. I LOVED their geeky vibe and their unabashedly classical curriculum. DS, despite reading in Latin and French, wasn't enthused, and went to GW's Elliott School of International Affairs instead.

St. Olaf
Union College

Also, URichmond; Lehigh; W&M; and URochester.

Reed. Bats well above is ranking intellectually.

U South Carolina. DC seems truly happy there. On track to get a good job too.

What are the colleges you believe are underrated and arent in the USNews top 20.

I personally adored the tour DD and I went on through sewanee. It is a truly beautiful campus with a mix of traditional student culture and a fantastic education. DD ended up getting into Princeton, but I still sometimes think about how much she would’ve loved her time at Sewanee.